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No. 430,389. Patented June 17,1890.

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UNITED STATES RICHARD C. KRAUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,389, dated June 17, 1890. Application filed July 19, 1889- Serial No. 318,028. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD C. KRAUSE, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, about becoming a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, certify that I have invented certain, new and useful Vending Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in a combined coin-controlled music-box and selling apparatus for candy and other articles, and has for its object the provision of a device simple in construction, cheap in manufacture, and efficient in practical use.

To attain the desired end my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings which form part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a sectional plan view, and Fig. 2 a sectional side elevation, of an apparatus constructed according to my invention; and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Like letters of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring again to the drawings, A represents a gear-wheel rotated by the drum a and weight a, and serving to turn, through means of the intermediate gear A, the gear 1), secured to a shaft B carrying a cylinder or barrel B provided with pins set in its surface, which music-barrel, in connection with the comb or set of steel springs B, constitutes the essential portion of a music-box of ordinary construction. The shaft B also carries near its opposite extremity a gear b, which actuates a clock-train O, the fly c of which is normally in contact with the detent (1, projecting upwardly from the hinged plate D, terminating in a shovel D or an equivalent money-receiver, and supported in a movable relation by the fiat bar D pivoted at C1 and also by the adjustable spring (1 thereunder placed, and secured at one end to the same and at'the other extremity fastened to the bar D by screws, by means of which the tension of the spring may be increased or diminishedand the carrying capacity of the shovel D adjusted. This barD (and consequently the plate D) isnormally held in a horizontal position by a pin 6, which impinges against PATENT OFFICE.

the same, the said pin being carried by and projecting sidewise from the free end of an arm E, which is secured to the shaft B. Another arm F, also fastened to the shaft B, is provided with a pin f, which serves on occasion to impart motion to the oscillating chute G through means of the intermediate lever H, pivoted at h and at one side of the center, and thus weighted so as to hang in a nearlyvert-ical position.

Placed in front of and partly over the shovel D is an inclined-V-shaped chute J, provided on its wider arm, over which the coins pass, with a depending lip j. A hopper or funnel shaped stationary receptacle K is provided with a mouth 70, which conducts into the inclined chute G. The shaft B is also provided with a gear 19 which meshes into the gear I), and also carries at its other extremity a drum B provided on its periphery with a recess 19 Above the drum'B is placed a receptacle L, adapted to receive and support a pile of articles M, as candy, &c. Beneath the drum B is placed a downwardly-inclined chute N.

The front case I of my apparatus may be provided with a slot 4., smaller in size than the chute J, in front of which it is placed, (see Fig. 3,) and with a glass window '5' placed in front of the inclined chute G, and also with a projecting ledge i an orifice above which communicates with the chute N, as is clearly shown in the drawings.

"he operation of parts is as follows: Upon a coin of the required size, as a five-cent nickel piece, being inserted in the slot 'i, the same will pass down the chute J and rest upon the shovel D. The spring d,by which the shovel is supported, is so adjusted that the weight of a nickel will tilt the shovel sufficiently to remove. the detent d from the flyr, but still not enough to allow the coin to'fall on account of the shovel not passing away from the depending lip j The parts will now be set in motion, and in a few moments the pin e of the rotating arm E will pass off from the bar D and the shovel D will drop, and the coin therein contained will fall into the receptacle K, and thence passing through onto the inclined chute G will rest for a moment against the glass window i, the nickel thus being exposed to view in order that observers 6 5 l slot j and terminating in a*"' may see whether the coin is a genuine one or not. The shaft B will, before stopping, make an entire revolution and the hinged plate D and detent (Z become elevated and the flat bar D depressed by means of the return of the arm E to its original position again and the consequent passage of the pin e over the said bar D The rotation of the shaft B and the turning of the drum B serve to allow a IO tooth formed by the recessed part b on the periphery of the drum B to engage with the lowest package M of the goods to be automatically sold and now placed in the chute or receptacle L and to impel the same a suf- I 5 ficient distance to drop into the chute N and to be delivered upon the ledge Just before the shaft B ceases to revolve, however, the arm F will, by means of the engagement of the pin f with which it is provided with the intermediate lever I-I, cause the inclined chute G to oscillate 011 its axis g, and by itsmovement forward and back to drop the coin from its position behind the glass window 2" into a money-receptacle (not shown) placed below the same. As before stated, the spring d is adjusted so that the shovel D may be adjustably weighted so as to just support a coin of the weight of a nickel in aslightly-depressed position. If aheavier ocoin should be inserted in the slot 2', it would cause the shovel D to drop lower than the depending lip j, and the piece of money would fall at once into the receptacle K, and thence would pass through the chute G, the upper part of which is made heavier than the remainder in order that the coin may be held in a position that will allow it to rest against the glass window 2'. In the case just supposed the shovel D would immediatcly resume its normal position Without setting the parts in operation except that the fly 0 may make a partial revolution. If a coin of lighter weight should be inserted in the slot 1', it would not depress the shovel D suffieiently to release the fly c and to start the apparatus, and if a piece of money smaller than the required size should be put in the slot it would merely drop through the slot j of the chute J into the receptacle K without afiecting the mechanism in any manner whatsoever.

As it is evident that many slight changes in the construction and relative arrangement of parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention,

- I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but that I reserve the right to make such changes, and that hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. "he combination, with the chute J, provided with the lip j, of the hinged plate D, carrying a detent (Z and shovel D, and of the fiat bar D spring d, fly 0, arm E, and pin 6, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the plate D, provided with the shovel D, spring cl, and with the bar D of the clock-train C, shaft B, and arm E, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the plate D, provided with the shovel D and detent d, of the shaft B and the clock-train O, the arm F, Weighted lever'II, inclined chute G, and window 2', substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the receptacle L and with the bar D the plate D, provided with the shovel D, spring d, and detent d, of the clock-train O, shaft B, arm E, pin e, and drum 13 provided with a tooth adapted to engage with the receptacle, as and for the uses and purposes set forth.

' In testimony of the foregoing specification I do hereby sign the same, in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 16th day of July, A. D. 1889'.

RICHARD C. KRAUSE.

Witnesses:

J NO. FOWLER, PAUL H. HAACKER. 

